Mark Basnight

Retired

Cowpens, South Carolina, United States

About

I have been involved in reliability my whole life. Even before the Navy training I was a car, motorcycle mechanic and worked during high school building and calibrating pressure gages. It was a natural move to reliability engineering once I had my degree. Since obtaining my degree I have obtained very detailed training in pumps (both reliability and process troubleshooting), I have taken my NDT background to a new level of QA/QC by obtaining my National Board Inspector Certification, API 510 Pressure Vessel Certification, API 570 Piping Certification, and the API 653 Storage Tank Certification. I also have become a CMRP (certified maintenance and reliability professional), and a MLT1 (machinery lubrication technician level one). Specialties: Failure Analysis, Mechanical Equipment Reliability, ASME and API Code proficiency, Nuclear Power background, Boiler, Pressure Vessel, Piping and Storage Tank Inspector, CMRP, MLT1

Experience

  • Retired at
    Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

  • Plant Engineer at Pratt Industries
    Nov 2016 - Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Mechanical Plant Engineer responsible for equipment reliability and capital project support at a 100% recycle paper mill (container board).

  • Reliability Engineer at International Paper
    Apr 2016 - Nov 2016 · 8 mos

    Serving as a reliability engineer in a craft paper mill in the industrial packaging division.

  • Reliability Engineer at INVISTA
    Feb 2016 - Apr 2016 · 3 mos

    Reliability Engineer with focus on Utilities area and managing the Mechanical Integrity program

  • Reliability Leader - Gypsum Division at Georgia-Pacific LLC
    Nov 2014 - Jan 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Responsible for ensuring the Gypsum facilities' reliability efforts support the division operating plan. This is accomplished by first developing the division reliability plan and working with the Reliability Leaders at the sites to ensure their site reliability plans support division goals. Secondly, ensure reliability standards and expectations are known and consistently applied at each site. Additionally, represent the Gypsum division on the Building Products Reliability Leader team.